Adam BARNARD

Adam BARNARD - South Africa - South African hammer champion ten times.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 02 August 1975

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 03 March 1943
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      South Africa. Died 16th May 2024 aged 81.
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Adam BARNARD - South Africa - South African hammer champion ten times.

Adam Barnard competing in the 1975 AAA Championships at the Crystal Palace,

National Sports Centre, London. He won the event with a throw of 73.58m as

he had the year before with 70.62m.

His personal best of 73.86m was set in March 1976.

 

ANNUAL PROGRESS:


1973   68.16m  Pretoria (RSA) 23 OCT 1973

1974   71.76m  Loughborough (GBR) 23 JUL 1974

1975   73.58m  London (GBR) 01 AUG 1975

1976   73.86m  Johannesburg (RSA) 26 MAR 1976 (PB)

1977   70.46m  Johannesburg (RSA) 12 NOV 1977

1978   73.72m  Worcester, MA (USA) 11 FEB 1978

1979   73.38m  Pretoria (RSA) 24 FEB 1979

1980   72.78m  Germiston (RSA) 10 MAR 1980

 

At all of these venues he won the event.

Additionally, he broke the SA hammer throw record an incredible

22 times during his 15-year career.